Darren Way insists that Yeovil Town remain in the market for an experienced central defender to bolster their backline.

He added, however, that any move would have to be the right one for the club and that he wouldn’t be rushed into signing any other players.

Yeovil have conceded ten goals in their first two league matches – including eight on the opening day against Luton – leading Way to state that his priority was to improve the defence he has at his disposal.

Way said: “It’s important if you’re going to get an experienced centre half, they’re going to need to cover the longevity of 40 plus games.

“That’s important to us because working with the numbers that we’ve got and it is a very, very small squad.

“We have to make sure that the players have got the sustainability to play week in, week out and trying to get the experience but also at the same time persuade them to locate to Yeovil, it’s difficult to find that balance.

“We need to make sure that the player, the next signing that we get is well thought of, and we do our detail on making sure that he’s the right player for this football club.”

Way added that he was happy to allow some of the younger players to have come into the team in the opening few matches the chance to prove they deserve to stay in the side, starting with Saturday’s visit to Forest Green Rovers.

Omar Sowunmi and Tom James have both enjoyed minutes in the centre of defence, with the pair particularly impressing against Wolves in the Carabao Cup last week.

He said: “We have [been looking at players], but we don’t want to panic.

“I also at the same time want to give the individuals that are holding a place at the moment the opportunity.

“It’s up to them as a team to make sure that we put in exactly the same performance and energy levels that we showed on Saturday, apart from making sure we don’t concede.”